Topic Development

Exercise 4.

Law firm structure

Law firms are partnerships and are managed by partners. The firm consists of practice groups, every group deals in a particular area and is headed by a partner or an associate. The firm administration (finance, marketing, human resources) can include managers or directors like in a company.

The chart below represents an organizational management chart.

Get ready to speak about the law firm structure.

Phrases to be used are:

- be headed by

- be in charge of

- be responsible for

- report to

Exercise 5

Finish the following sentences

1. The law firm is run by two teams Management and

2. The firm is headed by ……. and all …….. report to her/him.

3. Each …… is in charge of a particular group.

4. Corporate group Partner is responsible for ……. matters

5. Litigation group Partner ……….

6. Property group Partner …….

7. Tax group Partner ………

8. Banking group Partner ……

9. Intellectual Property group Partner …….

10. In each group there are ……..

11. Administration is headed by …..

12. Administration includes …….. who report to ……

13. Administration staff includes ……….